Synnøve Rosales

Synnøve Rosales is an Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages, University of Bergen. Her research focuses on Latin American history, culture, and migration studies, particularly Norwegian diaspora in Central America during the 1900-1940 period.

• Research Group: Latin America: Language, Literature, and Culture
• Key collaborations: Kari Soriano Salkjelsvik, Åse Johnsen, María C. Álvarez-Solar

Her 2024 work on year-long studies highlights student perspectives on academic programs, while earlier publications examine colonial politics in Cartagena and women's roles in public spaces during the 17th-18th centuries.

Publications span interdisciplinary themes including:

• Historical sociology of migration
• Cultural analysis of Spanish colonialism
• Language education pedagogy
• Transnational Scandinavian-Latin American connections